3 Duval elementary schools will close soon; 3 more after a year
Nov 5, 2024 · The board approved similar delays for the closures of G.W. Carver Elementary in Northwest Jacksonville and Hidden Oaks on the Westside. Closing the schools saves between $500,000 and $1.5 million per school for the upcoming school year, according to the district — figures that were not compelling enough to convince Board Chair Darryl Willie.
Blount’s victory seals Duval School Board’s conservative majority
Nov 6, 2024 · At his final school board meeting the day before the election, Jones voted in support of a series of school closures — many of which would affect District 5, which has already seen seven schools close during Jones’ tenure on the board. Last week, Jacksonville Today asked both Blount and Rogers their thoughts on the pending closures. Blount ...
Duval School Board clears path toward closing 18 schools
Oct 2, 2024 · The Duval County School Board approved a five-year plan Tuesday that suggests closing 18 schools and building six new ones during that time. The vote was 6 to 1. For about 18 months, the district has grappled with how to keep the …
With elections done, what's ahead on Duval School Board's to-do …
Nov 6, 2024 · Steve Patterson. Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. 0:02. 1:50. Career soldier Reginald Blount outpolled nonprofit administrator Hank Rogers to win the Duval County School Board’s District 5 seat ...
DCPS elementary school consolidation decision - First Coast News
Nov 5, 2024 · Here's how the Duval County School Board voted on consolidating elementary schools. ... First Coast News (On Your Side) Published: 12:34 AM EST November 5, 2024 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tuesday ...
Duval School Board holding hearings Tuesday on school-closing …
Oct 28, 2024 · Duval County’s School Board has scheduled hearings Tuesday on plans to shutter six elementary schools at the end of this school year and replace a leadership academy at an underused middle...
Duval School Board sets 3 school closings by summer, lets others …
Nov 5, 2024 · The Duval County School Board postponed closings of three underused elementary schools Monday night while agreeing another three should close permanently this summer, consolidating their...
Interactive Map: Duval County School Board’s proposal to close ...
Apr 8, 2024 · JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dozens of schools across Duval County could be closed under a proposal currently being examined by the Duval County School Board, as the district tries to address a...
DCPS parents stunned by district proposal to close schools ...
Apr 3, 2024 · JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County Public School parents are expressing shock and frustration over a proposal to close multiple schools. The proposal, by outside consultants, is in its beginning...
How DCPS school closures impact bus routes - First Coast News
1 day ago · JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The recent decision to close three schools in Duval County at the end of the school year has parents concerned about longer bus rides to neighboring schools and the ...